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BattleCry - Preview

Added: 28.05.2014 18:52 | 2 views | 0 comments

Dishonored Fortress?

A few years ago, I wouldn't have associated Bethesda Softworks with MMOs, but with the advent of . With the class-based action and humor of the former, and the shaded graphics and formal military aethestics of the latter, Battlecry hopes to rekindle our love of faction-based PvP multiplayer.

In a room with enough seats for several sessions of 16v16 team deathmatch, the developers showed off the first three of five classes available for Battlecry which represent the holy trinity. Enforcers tend to wield giant swords and serve as the rank-and-file protectors, whereas duelists can dish out the fastest DPS damage and can cloak themselves to separate tight enemy formations or flee from a dangerous situation. Tech archers, as their name implies, are pit in the role of a ranged attacker that can use explosive arrows and poke at foes just to lure them away. Some of the locked classes were the Brawler and the Gadgeteer, both of which will greatly change the group dynamic.